// Station · 20m ago

SBMQ

Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 14 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 56 FT

0.0507°N / 51.0722°W

LOCATION · Macapá, BR

WIND

060°14 kt

SBMQ · 56 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/14

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT026

T / Td

31 / 25

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 060°/14 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SBMQ 111600Z 06014KT 9999 SCT026 31/25 Q1013

SBMQ · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 14 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

060°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

8★ HDG 080° H13 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,890'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T13 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,056 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +16°C

2,000FT

+1,944 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV56 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT62 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBCJ (Carajás Airport, Parauapebas, elev 2,064 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT026

Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,713 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)

09:27ZSUNRISE

15:30ZSOLAR NOON

21:34ZSUNSET

21:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:56Z (5h 36m) DAY LENGTH12h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:55Z MOONSET19:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SBMQ.

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